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Day 1: Today is December 1st and I am getting this challenge started. Traditionally in my family we decorate the house the first weekend of December...that required that I clean first...lol...so once that was done - didn't really take that long...I unpacked all my Christmas crap...I mean Christmasy treasures from the storage room...yikes I have a lot of stuff. The tree is up (artificial) but lights are not on yet ...feeling the need to watch "The Walking Dead" tonight instead...but day 1 with the 30-second plank is done...and "NOOOOOOOO" I am not counting those 30-seconds towards the 30-day Squat and Plank challenge I am participating in...I may regret that decision later...lol Now I don't want to say 30-seconds is easy peesy...but in comparison to where the other challenge is...today is 1:40...so it seems less of a challenge at the moment for me. I would say I am looking forward to day 2 but I hate burpees...which is why they are one of the lower numbers...but now that I think of it that means I am doing them more often??? Oh well one day at a time...
Day 2: I'm glad I can't see myself doing burpees...I feel ridiculous doing them...but 2 done and a 30-second plank...on top of that shovelled the walks twice with over a foot of accumulated snow...with the drifts and how high the previous snow was in some places I am having to through the snow to over the 5 foot mark...and it has only been snowing for like 3 weeks...gonna be a long winter. LOL
Day 3: Today we add in 3 pushups...if you can do them regular style - great job...I'm not there yet...so I did inclined pushups in the kitchen using the counter (who says you need a fancy gym ;) ). I took my feet back about 5 feet and with my hands on the counters edge I lowered and raised myself while trying to maintain a plank like body alignment...if that is too hard try wall pushup and play with how far you take your feet back from the wall...just remember to keep the core-back straight and tight. Then ""YAY" (laced with sarcasm) my least fav - yep another 2 burpees and then 30-seconds of plank...I would take planks and pushups any day over burpees. These 3 took no time it all, it didn't seem like it took even 3 min out of my day.
Day 4: Good morning, got this done first thing....was wide awake for about an hour before the alarm went off so thought why not...lol...today was 4 jumping jacks, 3 push-ups, 2 burpess and 1 30-second plank. There was even a Christmas song playing when I started and it was still playing when I finished so like I mentioned yesterday this challenge is taking no time at all. Till tomorrow...
Day 5: Had another short sleep last night - wide awake, then tossing and turning since 2:35am...yep I remember the time...not in the best of moods this morning because of it...but got my Day 5 done at 6am this morning...really enjoying this challenge, minus the burpees banged my knees today and given that I slipped and fell on the ice yesterday and landed on my knees that really was not a pleasant reminder this morning...but over all happy with this challenge...thinking it might as a whole make a great circuit to be repeated...but I will leave that for a final decision to the last day...but it's an idea anyway. Tomorrow is the halfway point...
Day 6: Slept in this morning so didn't do these till just before getting ready for bed, but it is done...6 tricep dips, 5 goblet squats, 4 jumping jacks, 3 push-ups, 2 burpees and 1-30 second plank...now to finish off Day 18 of the other challenge I am doing...squats and planks...at least that one has a rest day tomorrow.
Day 7: Knocked it out tonight just before bed...I am glad it is a rest day for the other challenge today...tomorrow both are back on and the weather (fingers crossed) will cooperate for a long run :)
Day 8: 3/4 of the way through this challenge and I really like the variety...did the 8 days with all its calf raises, bicycle crunches, goblet squats, jumping jacks, push-ups, burpees (yep still hate them :( ) and 30 seconds of plank...didn't get a run into day feeling kinda run down and achy this morning so took it easy...but have been feeling better this evening hence why I did this just before supper. Fingers crossed no flu/cold or anything else for Christmas - that is a gift I would like to say "NO THANK-YOU!!!!" to :).
Day 9: Oooops forgot to hit update last night...k Day 9 is done...I will admit my lower back is bugging me a bit so the bicycle crunches, burpeees and plank were not as "fun" as they usually are...I am hoping it it just that time of the month vs. having done something to my back...time will tell - LOL
Day 10: who made this thing up - oh wait that was me...what was I thinking...10 walking lunges...hard to do in a small house without turning a corner or turning around midway...other than that the rest of the other 9 went off with out a hitch as usual. Which is good since I can't say the same about supper tonight - I was making sloppy joes...but it was way to sloppy so I added some rice...now it's just bland...and I have a whole crap load of it...lol tomorrow I will break it down in to portions and freeze most of it...so at least I won't have to eat it for days on end ;)
Day 11: Apparently got side tracked last night...totally flaked on my Day 11 stuff...seems that the rest day from the other challenge became the rest day for this one too...even though there was to be none...well you know what that means...double duty - Day 11 and Day 12 in this challenge and the other challenge as well...ugh!!!! Well better get at it...
Day 12: Did the Day 11 part of this challenge first thing this morning...looking to do Day 12 at lunch and then the other challenge in the evening....hoping this will work...I think it will...weather was crap so stayed at work durning lunch...came home to my livingroom curtains being ripped off the wall (Thanks to the dogs dislike of the mail man I am sure) and it has been a crap day!!!! Time to pull out the stops and get Day 12 done before I have some soup for supper...it's cold out and I want something warm...could be worse...I really want pizza!!! Okay and with that this challenge is DONE!!!!! WHOOHOO my first self made challenge complete - WHOOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! Now on to the last few days of the squat and plank challenge...I will be glad when that one is done!
I really liked the circut aspect to this...might be a good thing to do in sets in between cardio...hopefully I will get that bike rack for Christmas then I can turn my outside bike into a stationary bike...otherwise I think I would pair the sets with a few trips up and down the basement stairs...ideas abound!!! ;)
Later,
Amber
